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Thursday, May 28, 2015

After having my third kid sewing has been a slow hobby to return to my life. He has a knack for knowing when I want to do some sewing and immediately needs something. When I saw that Anne was having a blog tour to celebrate her anniversary I had to sign up. I love the Summer Surprise pattern by Sofilantjes. I got to test it when she first came out with it! My daughter wore the dress so much it fell apart...literally.

The Summer Surprise comes in a dress and tunic length. It is available for sizes 6 months to 12 years. It also comes in a regular or slim fit option. It also has a super cute bow back design.

Size 3 regular dress

Of course getting them to have their photos on the same day didn't happen. Oh well such is life with a 3 and 5 year old.

Size 5 regular fit dress

My oldest is a huge My Little Pony fan, has been for almost 3 years, so I wanted to do something for that. I didn't really want to spend the money on custom done knit fabric in case it never gets worn. My girls have a tendency to ask for me to make them something then never wearing it. So I went onto Hot Topics website and found a men's t shirt to repurpose into a dress. I ordered two 2xl shirts for each of my girls.

They both loved their dresses! I had never used a t shirt to make a dress but have sewn with knits plenty of times. I figured it would be just like that. I was not a fan of sewing with this shirt. Even with that I am thrilled with how they turned out.

Purple bow with pink trim....was supposed to be a pink bow. Still can't find it.

My oldest really wanted to get into the whole Power Ponies theme so we made her a Rarity cape and eye mask.

The mask was a little on the big side.

For the cape I used the pattern that Peek A Boo Patterns offers. Then I just cut out three diamond shapes for the cutie mark.

And if you are going to be a Power Pony you need to show off your flying skills.

She was having a fun time! Her sister then informed me that she had really wanted a cape too.

This is an easy and super cute pattern. It is a great summer style, especially here where it gets really hot and humid.

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